In June, America acknowledged the 66th anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signing of the original GI Bill. As a part of that recognition, the Veterans Benefits Administration Education Service announced that the VA has issued more than $3.6 billion to the newest generation of wartime Veterans, those attending school under the Post-9/11 GI Bill which was implemented last year. New GI Bill education benefits have gone to more than 285,000 people and their educational institutions. The new law gave Veterans with active duty service on, or after, Sept. 11 2001, enhanced educational benefits to cover more expenses, provide a living allowance, money for books and the ability to transfer unused educational benefits to spouses or children. For more information and clarification of the Post-9/11 GI Bill for Veterans, visit http://www.gibill.va.gov/.
The VBA is planning a national outreach effort to make sure all eligible Veterans know about GI Bill education benefits and use them to pursue their academic goals this fall. The education available under this far reaching program is varied. Benefits are available for attendance at Institutions of Higher Learning such as Four Year Universities, Community Colleges and Advanced Degree Programs.There are funds for every manual trade from barber (non-college degree) to plumber (on-the-job training) and beyond. There are even programs for foreign studies in other countries and on October 30, 2000, the President signed into law an amendment to the Montgomery GI Bill, an Active Duty education program allowing VA to pay a Tuition Assistance Top-up benefit. The amount of the benefit can equal the difference between the total cost of a college course and the amount of Tuition Assistance paid by the military for the course.
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GI Bill will allow you to attend more than one college at a time, if the classes
at both institutions count towards your degree, and the school granting your
degree accepts the classes at the second school as part of your requirements.
But, the Bill will not pay for the same classes twice unless you fail in a class
that is a graduation requirement. The Bill can pay you for more than one degree,
for example: it will pay you for a degree in Business and then for a second
degree in Computer Science, or for an AA, BA or MA in the same field. Once you
have a degree, you may pursue another, provided you have remaining entitlement
on your GI Bill. Do you wish to start your own business? Would you like to learn
how to get started? Are you a business owner who wants to enlarge or streamline
your small operation? As a service member or veteran you have an opportunity
to use your education benefits to learn how to start or enhance a small business.
VA only pays for programs offered by SBCD or Veterans Corporation.
Mike Sprouse
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